Textbook in English for Class IV

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ReprintedNovember 2007 Kartika 1929January 2009 Magha 1930January 2010 Magha 1931January 2011 Magha 1932January 2012 Magha 1933December 2012 Agrahayana 1934

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Published at the Publication Division bythe Secretary, National Council ofEducational Research and Training,Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110 016and printed at Goyal Stationers, B-36/9,G.T. Karnal Road Industrial Area,Delhi 110 033.

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The National Curriculum Framework, 2005, recommends that children’s life atschool must be linked to their life outside the school. This principle marks adeparture from the legacy of bookish learning which continues to shape oursystem and causes a gap between the school, home and community. Thesyllabi and textbooks developed on the basis of NCF signify an attempt toimplement this basic idea. They also attempt to discourage rote learning andthe maintenance of sharp boundaries between different subject areas. We hopethese measures will take us significantly further in the direction of a child-centred system of education outlined in the National Policy on Education(1986).

The success of this effort depends on the steps that school principals andteachers will take to encourage children to reflect on their own learning and topursue imaginative activities and questions. We must recognise that givenspace, time and freedom, children generate new knowledge by engaging withthe information passed on to them by adults. Treating the prescribed textbookas the sole basis of examination is one of the key reasons why other resourcesand sites of learning are ignored. Inculcating creativity and initiative is possibleif we perceive and treat children as participants in learning, not as receivers of afixed body of knowledge.

These aims imply considerable change in school routines and mode offunctioning. Flexibility in the daily time-table is as necessary as rigour inimplementing the annual calendar so that the required number of teachingdays are actually devoted to teaching. The methods used for teaching andevaluation will also determine how effective this textbook proves for makingchildren’s life at school a happy experience, rather than a source of stress orboredom. Syllabus designers have tried to address the problem of curricularburden by restructuring and reorienting knowledge at different stages withgreater consideration for child psychology and the time available for teaching.The textbook attempts to enhance this endeavour by giving higher priority andspace to opportunities for contemplation and wondering, discussion in smallgroups, and activities requiring hands-on experience.

NCERT appreciates the hard work done by the textbook developmentcommittee responsible for this book. We wish to thank the Chairperson of theadvisory group at the primary level, Professor Anita Rampal and the ChiefAdvisor for this book, Professor R. Lalitha Eapen (CIEFL, Hyderabad) forguiding the work of this committee. Several teachers contributed to the

Foreword

development of this textbook; we are grateful to their principals for making thispossible. We are indebted to the institutions and organisations which havegenerously permitted us to draw upon their resources, material and personnel.We are especially grateful to the members of the National MonitoringCommittee, appointed by the Department of Secondary and Higher Education,Ministry of Human Resource Development under the Chairpersonship ofProfessor Mrinal Miri and Professor G.P. Deshpande, for their valuable timeand contribution. As an organisation committed to the systemic reform andcontinuous improvement in the quality of its products, NCERT welcomescomments and suggestions which will enable us to undertake further revisionand refinement.

National Council of EducationalResearch and Training

Director

New Delhi20 November 2006

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Textbook Development Committee

HAIRPERSON DVISORY OMMITTEE FOR EXTBOOKS AT THE RIMARY EVEL

HIEF DVISOR

HIEF OORDINATOR

EMBER COORDINATOR

Anita Rampal, Central Institute of Education, Delhi UniversityNew Delhi

R. Lalitha Eapen Central Institute of English and ForeignLanguages (CIEFL), Hyderabad

Ram Janma Sharma, Former and , Department of Educationin Languages, NCERT, New Delhi

Anju Khanna, The Circle, New Delhi

Anupama Chatterjee, , Army Public School, Kolkata

Anushree Sarkar, , Ram Mohun Roy School, Patna

Jyothi Ramchandran, , Arunodaya Public School, Mumbai

Maitrayee Gopalakrishnan, , J.H. Ambani SaraswatiVidya Mandir, Surat, Gujarat

Meenu Kumar, , Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Delhi

Nilima Sinha, , Children’s books

Pinku Chawla, , Kendriya Vidyalaya, AA1 Rangpuri,New Delhi

Rekha Johnson, Demonstration School, RIE, Ajmer

Rupinder Kaur, , Gyan Bharti, New Delhi

Professor, ,

Professor,

Professor Head

Principal,

Primary Teacher

Primary Teacher (Ex.)

Principal

Primary Coordinator

PGT

Writer

Primary Teacher

Primary Teacher,

Primary Teacher

EMBERS

Nita Berry, Children's Literature Specialist

Shobha Chanana, Kendriya Vidyalaya, DRDO, Bangalore, Karnataka

Veena Bhambani, , English Department, Mahaveer Sr. Model School,New Delhi

Author,

PGT,

Head

Usha Dutta, Former Department of Education inLanguages, NCERT, New Delhi

Professor,

Acknowledgements

National Council of Educational Research and Training is grateful toSmt. Nandana Reddy, , The Concerned for working children,Bangaluru; R. Amritavalli, , Central Institute of English and ForeignLanguages (CIEFL), Hyderabad for going through the manuscript and makingvaluable suggestions.

National Council of Educational Research and Training thanks thefollowing authors and copyright holders for granting permission to use poemsand stories included in this book. by C. Fletcher;by Girija Rani Asthana this story was first published as byScholastic India Pvt. Ltd; by Aileen Fisher; by Marie LouiseAllen; by Mary Daunt from Adventures into poetry from Primary SchoolsJunior Book 1; adapted from from HumorousTales of Mulla Nasruddin by Yogesh Joshi, Navneet Publications (India)Limited, Mumbai; adapted from Lewis Carroll’s

; by John Ciard;by Ruskin Bond from Book 3, Ratna Sagar P. Ltd. 2006, New

Delhi; , Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya,International Human Resource Development Centre (IHRDC) for the Disabled,Coimbatore, India, 2001; by Maragret. S. Russell;

by Vidya Pradhan, Children’s Book Trust, New Delhi; byShyamala Kumaradas from Beginning Reading Programme, 2000, CentralInstitute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) Hyderabad; byH.W. Longfellow; adapted from Akbar and Birbalstories; by P.A. Ropes from , Book 3, RatnaSagar P. Ltd., 2006, New Delhi; adapted from byShel Silverstein; from Preschool-Appropriate Practices by Janice J.Beaty, Jovanovich Publishers, Orlando, Florida byRukmini Banerji from Pratham Books, Mumbai; fromBeginning Reading Programme, 2000, CIEFL, Hyderabad; byMash Goldfish (adapted); by John Keats; Pinocchio adaptedfrom the story of .

Special thanks are also due to Vandana Singh, , NCERTfor her contribution.

The Council also gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Ritu Sharmaand Bhagavathi Ammal, in shaping this book.

It has not been possible to trace the copyright in all cases. The publishersapologise for any omissions and would be glad to hear from any suchunacknowledged copyright holders.

DirectorProfessor

Wake up! Neha’s Alarm Clock, Neha’s Alarm Clock

Noses What is it?Run

Nasruddin’s Aim The Mulla’s Aim

Alice in Wonderland Alice inWonderland The Man in an Onion Bed Don’t be Afraid of theDark Poetry Magic,

Indian sign Language Dictionary

The Donkey The Milkman’sCow The Cruel Boy

, HiawathaThe Scholar’s Mother Tongue

A Watering Rhyme Poetry MagicThe Giving Tree The Giving Tree

Books; Going to buy a Book

Chintha ChettuSay in Chorus

The Naughty BoyPinocchio

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ContentsUnit-1 1-16

Neha’s Alarm Clock

17-36

The Little Fir Tree

37-58

Nasruddin’s Aim

59-72

Alice in Wonderland

73-90

Helen Keller

Wake up!

Noses

Run!

Why?

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

Unit-2

Unit-3

Unit-4

Unit-5

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Unit-6 91-106

The Milkman’s Cow

107-128

The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

129-146

The Giving Tree

147-162

Going to buy a Book

163-178

Pinocchio

The DonkeyI had a Little Pony

Hiawatha

A Watering Rhyme

Books

The Naughty Boy

Unit-7

Unit-8

Unit-9

Unit-10

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First EditionFebruary 2007 Phalguna 1928

ReprintedNovember 2007 Kartika 1929

PD 310T SU

© National Council of Educational Researchand Training, 2007

Rs. 30.00

Printed on 80 GSM paper with NCERTwatermark

Published at the Publication Departmentby the Secretary, National Council ofEducational Research and Training,Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110 016and printed at Punjab Printing Press,C-92, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-I,New Delhi 110 020

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Cover, Layout and Illustrations

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OFFICES OF THE PUBLICATIONDEPARTMENT, NCERT

New Delhi 110 016 Phone : 011-26562708

Bangaluru 560 085 Phone : 080-26725740

Ahmedabad 380 014 Phone : 079-27541446

Kolkata 700 114 Phone : 033-25530454

Guwahati 781 021 Phone : 0361-2674869

NCERT CampusSri Aurobindo Marg

108, 100 Feet RoadHosdakere Halli ExtensionBanashankari III Stage

Navjivan Trust BuildingP.O.Navjivan

CWC CampusOpp. Dhankal Bus StopPanihati

CWC ComplexMaligaon